The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.
—Heywood Broun (1888–1939) American Journalist
A fool must now and then be right, by chance.
—William Cowper (1731–1800) English Anglican Poet, Hymn writer
Most people wait until everything is just right before they do anything. They refuse to go out on a limb where the fruit is. They refuse to bet on themselves.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
Chance does not speak essentially through words nor can it be seen in their convolution. It is the eruption of language, its sudden appearance. It’s not a night twinkle with stars, an illuminated sleep, nor a drowsy vigil. It is the very edge of consciousness.
—Michel Foucault (1926–84) French Philosopher, Critic, Historian
It’s not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
—Tony Robbins (b.1960) American Self-Help Author, Entrepreneur
I am still determined to be cheerful and happy,
in whatever situation I may be; for I have also
learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness
or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
—Martha Washington (1731–1802) American First Lady
Those who have succeeded at anything and don’t mention luck are kidding themselves.
—Larry King (1933–2021) American TV and Radio Personality, Journalist
It is a fact that you project what you are.
—Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American Clergyman, Self-Help Author
The successful man is one who had the chance and took it.
—Roger Babson (1875–1967) American Economist
Chance does nothing that has not been prepared beforehand.
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–59) French Historian, Political Scientist
If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen.
—Richard DeVos (1926–2018) American Businessman, Philanthropist
If you’re proactive, you don’t have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
—Stephen Covey (1932–2012) American Self-help Author
We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.
—Leo Buscaglia (1924–98) American Motivational Speaker
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance. They have no legitimate complaint against anyone but themselves.
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) American Head of State, Lawyer
In great affairs we ought to apply ourselves less to creating chances than to profiting from those that offer.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
No person is either as happy or as unhappy as they imagine. Things are never as good or as bad as they seem.
—Unknown
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
—Lou Holtz (1893–1980) American Stage Performer
Chance is the providence of adventurers.
—Napoleon I (1769–1821) Emperor of France
You can’t accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Chance works for us when we are good captains.
—George Meredith (1828–1909) British Novelist, Poet, Critic
Chance is a word devoid of sense, nothing can exist without a cause.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
Gambling is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.
—George Washington (1732–99) American Head of State, Military Leader
Did you ever observe to whom the accidents happen?. Chance favors only the prepared mind.
—Louis Pasteur (1822–95) French Biologist
Virtue comes not from chance but long study.
—Italian Proverb
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
—James Lane Allen (1849–1925) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.
—Unknown
I do not give money for just mere hopes.
—Terence (c.195–159 BCE) Roman Comic Dramatist
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